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Palmer’s United Australia Party sends out WHO scare texts, ads
The UAP is airing ads with a voice-over that falsely claims: “Liberal and Labor are transferring Australian health to the WHO a day after the election.”
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LoadingWho deserves to govern? Newspapers publish their election editorials
All but one of the News Limited mastheads has endorsed the Coalition.
‘Screen of Dreams’ to Antony Green: Best of election TV
The campaign trail has taken a toll but now the end is in sight. So, which channel will you be watching?
Analysis
Australia votes
From battlers to basket weavers: a guide to Australia’s voter types
A rich vocabulary has emerged to describe different voter groups in increasingly complex electorates.
Explainer
Healthcare
What is monkeypox and should we be worried?
Monkeypox has been recorded in Australia for the first time. What is it?
Last survivor of notorious Sandakan POW death camp dies of COVID complications
Historian Lynette Silver said Billy Young was “irrepressible, even in captivity. His will to survive carried him through torture and interrogation, enabling him to endure months of solitary confinement.”
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Good Weekend
‘I wish you were never born’: Coming to terms with my mother
Stephanie Foo’s memoir reveals how it can often take until adulthood to realise that a complex relationship with a parent was in fact, anything but orthodox.
In a massive Chinese sinkhole, scientists find a secret forest
Researchers say the hole, which spans around 50 million cubic metres, could be home to previously unidentified plant and animal species.
‘No winners’: No jail for distracted driver who killed boy
A driver who wasn’t paying attention when he hit and killed a 10-year-old boy as he crossed a road in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs has been sentenced to community service.
Pickett’s pain: The story of the guernsey Marlion created, but can’t play Dreamtime game in
Neither Marlion Pickett nor Matthew Parker will play in the Dreamtime match, but their bond is replicated throughout the Tigers as they prepare for Saturday night.
Let the good times flow: Eight of Melbourne’s best bottomless brunches
Nothing says welcome to the weekend like the words ‘free-flowing drinks’. Oh, and lots of beautiful brunch dishes, too, of course. Gather your mates and get booking.
One thing guests will miss at this first carbon-positive hotel
Construction has begun on a ground-breaking new downtown Denver stay, setting a new benchmark for environmental design.
Roberts-Smith punched soldier who acted ‘jovial’ after bungled mission, court told
A former elite soldier supporting Ben Roberts-Smith in his Federal Court defamation case has given evidence that the war veteran punched a comrade.
Australia votes 2022
Voting rules change to allow more COVID-positive people to cast their ballots
The government has agreed to a recommendation from the AEC that will extend telephone voting to anyone who tested positive for COVID after 6pm on Friday 13 May.
The celebrated democracy sausage is under threat as millions vote early
The scent of the humble, sizzling snag has long coaxed people from all political persuasions to exercise their democratic right to vote. But with more than 6m voters ditching polling day, we ask whether the future of the democracy sausage is in doubt.
Victoria
Farmer sells slice of ‘heaven’ to protect endangered species
Victoria’s animal and bird emblems are known to live on the land Bruce Logan has sold to conservation group Trust For Nature.
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Illness
Traveller from Britain confirmed as first Victorian monkeypox case
The man touched down in Victoria from London in the early hours of on May 16 and was admitted to The Alfred hospital on Thursday. He is expected to make a full recovery.
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Healthcare
Doctor left with $1m bill after RAT import deal with bikie boss sours
The well known doctor entered a business arrangement with a top bikie and his associates to import $1 million worth of RATs ... then the bottom fell out of the market.
Car hits woman outside pre-poll voting centre in Melbourne’s east
Two people are being treated in hospital after a car ploughed into voters outside a pre-polling booth in Ringwood East.
‘Very major correction’ under way as building industry faces crisis
Builders are bracing for a major slump as they struggle with surging costs for raw materials, worker shortages and supply delays.
AFL 2022
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Tradition wins: AFL grand final to remain an afternoon match
This year’s AFL grand final will be played in the afternoon, with the league bowing to fan sentiment and sticking with a 2.30pm start time on Saturday September 24.
Blue clearance king: Why the Swans’ loss has been George Hewett’s gain
Hewett gave plenty at Sydney, quietly earning a reputation as a no-nonsense, blue-chip midfielder highly valued by his coaches and teammates. He is doing that and more at Carlton.
Politics
Analysis
Australia votes
What the major parties’ climate policies mean for global warming
The reality is both parties’ climate commitments fall short of what’s needed to meet Australia’s commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Business
The Wrap: ASX snaps 4-week losing streak
Wall St wobbles overnight did not stop the ASX 200 rebounding strongly, with the market closing 1.2 per cent stronger at 7145.6 points.
World
One man received Japanese town’s COVID stimulus by mistake - then he gambled it away
The man gambled it away after promising to return the accidental payment, police said.
Opinion
For now, Australia’s Indian-born voters favour Albanese
Caroline Duckworth, Devesh Kapur and Milan Vaishnav
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Property
Property prices have risen seven times faster than wages in a year. Can it continue?
Low interest rates have sent property prices soaring and first home hopefuls struggling to save a deposit. As interest rates start to rise, is there any relief in sight?
Homes with the largest price drops in a cooling market
Median house prices have so far seen little change in Melbourne, but that’s not the case for smaller homes.
Lifestyle
Why people think this Boomer outplayed a Gen Z at her own game
Make-up legend Bobbi Brown dragged a TikTok influencer who posted a negative review of her product in a fascinating example of how a brand can come out on top.
Culture
A different side to Alexander McQueen is coming to Australia
The bad boy of British fashion, who died in 2010, will follow in the footsteps of Chanel with a NGV exhibition that’s set to highlight the hope in his influential designs and delve into his life.
Sport
Opinion
AFL 2022
This was not the time to outrage rusted-on fans, but AFL grand final timeslot debate remains
The grand final will start at the same time as it has for 17 of the past 20 years which is, somehow, a cause for excitement. Well played, AFL.
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
‘We never lost trust in him’: McLaren boss backs Ricciardo as Webber’s record looms
As Daniel Ricciardo closes in on the Australian Formula One race record, his boss at McLaren opens up on the Australian’s future.
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AFL 2022
AFL sticks with afternoon grand final in a ‘victory for people power’, but club president labels call ‘nuts’, ‘bloody stupid’
The AFL Commission has prioritised a “return to rituals” in deciding to stage this year’s grand final during the afternoon when the match returns to the MCG, resisting the temptation to move to a twilight timeslot.
AFL backing Western Bulldogs to make charge
The AFL has released the fixture for rounds 16-19 with the Western Bulldogs filling prime-time slots in July.
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AFL 2022
‘Ready for life beyond football’: Essendon cult figure Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti retires
Essendon forward Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has retired, declaring he is at peace with the decision.
Djokovic, Nadal on quarter-final collision course, as unseeded Osaka faces trouble
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are on a collision course for just their third quarter-final showdown in 15 years.
Pickett’s pain: The story of the guernsey Marlion created, but can’t play Dreamtime game in
Neither Marlion Pickett nor Matthew Parker will play in the Dreamtime match, but their bond is replicated throughout the Tigers as they prepare for Saturday night.
Have Your Say
Decision time looming: Is De Goey’s future black and white?
There are three clubs that should seriously be taking a look at how Jordan De Goey might fit into their plans: St Kilda, Sydney and Richmond.
Wayne Carey
Two-time AFL premiership captain
